A Pepper Martin Mystery — by Casey Daniels

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  Don of the Dead
  

  • Jun-2006
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  Book - 1
  

  She sees dead people Beautiful, smart, and chic, Pepper Martin never had to work a day in her life -- until her surgeon daddy was convicted of fraud, her wealthy fiance took a powder, and the family fortune ran bone dry. Suddenly desperate, t...

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  The Chick and the Dead
  

  • Mar-2007
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  Book - 2
  

  PEPPER MARTIN HAS A GIFT...AND SHE'D LOVE TO GIVE IT BACK! Ever since the former rich girl-turned-Cleveland cemetery tour guide banged her head on a headstone, she sees dead people. Worse still, she hears them--and they won't shut up! Now it's Did...

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  Tombs of Endearment
  

  • Sep-2007
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  Book - 3
  

  ROCKING AND ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE Cemetery tour guide Pepper Martin never imagined she'd get to meet rock legend Damon Curtis, the bad boy poet who made millions of teenage girls scream. After all, he kicked the bucket years before she was born. But ...

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  Night of the Loving Dead
  

  • Jan-2009
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  Book - 4
  

  Pepper Martin, heiress-turned-cemetery-tour-guide, has her hands full with work, two hotties, and the ghosts who won't let her rest -- or work, or shop -- in peace... The last thing Pepper wants during her Chicago business trip is more ghosts seek...

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  Dead Man Talking
  

  • Oct-2009
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  Book - 5
  

  Move over American Idol. Reality TV has come to Cleveland and Pepper Martin is a part of it. Of course, the heiress-turned-cemetery-tour-guide brings a whole new dimension to the show. That's because she sees and talks to dead people... When Pepper ...

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  Tomb With a View
  

  • Jul-2010
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  Book - 6
  

  Cemetery tour guide and reluctant medium Pepper Martin is always up for some fun that doesn't involve seeing and talking to dead people. So a gig commemorating a dead president can only mean good times are not ahead... Since Cleveland's Garden View ...

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  A Hard Day's Fright
  

  • Apr-2011
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  Book - 7
  

  Cemetery tour guide and reluctant medium Pepper Martin is enjoying quite a reputation on the ghostly grapevine. So when a free spirit from the sixties needs closure, she knows just who to haunt... What happened to a teenager named Lucy one night in ...

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  Wild Wild Death
  

  • Jan-2012
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  Book - 8
  

  Her job has been cut, she's low on cash, and her detective sometime- boyfriend refuses to even talk about her ability to see the dead and solve their murders. So Pepper is most certainly down for a vacation to get her spirits up. But when her cute sc...

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  Supernatural Born Killers
  

  • Sep-2012
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  Book - 9
  

  Former cemetery tour guide and reluctant medium Pepper Martin is thrilled when she gets her job back -- with a promotion. But her new position is turning out to be more than she can handle, especially with the dead clamoring for her attention... ...

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  Graveyard Shift
  

  • Jan-2017
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  Book - 10
  

  Pepper Martin returns in a new ghostly mystery when she is contacted by the ghosts of Eliot Ness and Al Capone... Pepper Martin, now Community Relations Director of Garden View Cemetery, is contacted by the ghost of Eliot Ness, one of Cleveland's ...

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Series Premise

The Pepper Martin series follows a former socialite turned cemetery tour guide who suddenly gains the ability to see and speak with ghosts. Each book centers on Pepper helping a new ghost resolve their murder or unfinished business while dealing with family drama, cemetery politics, and her complicated personal life.

Pepper Martin Series Reading Order

Publication order gives the best experience for the Pepper Martin series. Each book has a complete central plot with its own ghostly mystery and resolution, but character relationships, Pepper’s personal growth, and her ongoing romance carry across the volumes. Readers who begin later in the series will understand the main events yet miss the deepening connections, family developments, and context for recurring elements that add emotional layers.

Explanation of reading order types

Pepper Martin Series Characters

Pepper Martin serves as the sarcastic and reluctant central protagonist who acts as a bridge between the living and the dead. She is supported by her on-again/off-again love interest, Detective Quinn Harrison, and a colorful cast of family members and cemetery coworkers who appear throughout the series.

Setting of the Pepper Martin Series

The series is primarily set in Cleveland, Ohio, with a strong focus on the historic Evergreen Cemetery where Pepper works. Stories blend everyday locations with the ghostly realm that only Pepper can access.

Tone & Themes of the Pepper Martin Series

The tone mixes light paranormal mystery with humor and romantic tension. Central themes include second chances, accepting the unexpected, the importance of closure, and finding purpose after life-changing events.

Is the Pepper Martin Series Worth Reading?

This series appeals to readers who enjoy cozy paranormal mysteries, humorous ghost stories, and relatable heroines with complicated love lives. It suits fans of light-hearted urban fantasy and mystery blends with strong character voices.

Content Warnings and Heat Level

Mild ghostly themes and descriptions of past murders; romantic content with some sensual tension; occasional strong language; suitable for adult readers.

The Pepper Martin series offers entertaining ghostly mysteries grounded in one woman’s evolving life and abilities. Its structure rewards sequential reading while delivering satisfying individual cases. The blend of humor, romance, and supernatural sleuthing creates a distinctive and engaging cozy mystery series.